Consumer complaints under attorney investigation; no lawsuits filed yet. When certain consumer complaints affect a larger number of individuals, an attorney may begin a class action investigation. The number of people affected in order to begin an investigation can and will vary depending on the nature of the product in question and the complaint involved. For example, a serious auto defect can lead to a loss of many lives and prompt a class action investigation based on a small number of complaints; a mislabeled food product might be recalled but not result in actual injury to anyone and, therefore, not prompt a class action investigation. If an attorney determines there is cause for legal action, a class action investigation can lead to a class action lawsuit being filed.
Washington, DC: The FDA has issued a warning regarding Baxter International Inc.’s Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch (also referred to as the Vascu-Guard patch). The agency has recently received multiple adverse event reports associated...
Santa Clara, CA: Environmental lead poisoning is responsible for health issues reported in the children of a woman living in Indiana, one of 1000 such families. Those families, including 670 children, were advised in a letter issued July 25 by East...
Washington, DC: McDonald’s is recalling about about 29 million Step It Activity Wristbands in the US and a further 3.6 million units in Canada following more than 70 reports of incidents, including seven reports of blisters, after wearing the...
Santa Clara, CA: An investigation has been launched into the Eaton Corporation Plc (“Eaton Corp.”) (NYSE:ETN) on behalf of its current and former employees over the Eaton Savings Plan (the “Plan”) for potential violations...
Santa Clara,CA: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will launch an investigation into reports that some Harley-Davidson Inc (HD) motorcycles have defective brakes. According to media reports, NHTSA has received 43 complaints...
Washington, DC: Following reports of children’s deaths and injuries, Ikea is recalling about 8 million MALM chests and dressers and 21 million additional children’s and adult chests and dressers in the US, and about 6.6 million that were...
Santa Clara, CA: Fiat Chrysler US (FCA US) is voluntarily recalling an estimated 811,586 mid-size SUVs and full-size cars in the U.S. to reduce the effect of potential driver error by enhancing warnings and transmission shift strategy. The...
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that taking higher than recommended doses of the common over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription diarrhea medicine loperamide (Imodium), including through abuse or misuse of the...
Vancouver, Canada: Fertility drug maker Swiss-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals is facing allegations that certain batches of its fertility drug, Bravelle, are defective. In October 2015, Ferring announced that four lots of Bravelle, sold between 2014...
Washington, DC: UPDATED 06/13/2016: Zecuity manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals has decided to temporarily suspend sales, marketing, and distribution to investigate the cause of burns and scars associated with the Zecuity patch. The US Food and...